Things to do for January 21, 2010

The Weekender

Sam Jackson, Fried Chicken and German Meat Magazines

The Esquire of German Meat Magazines

Just when you thought print was dead, along comes Beef!, a German magazine devoted to a heady mix
of high-design cookware, lobster centerfolds and the occasional interview with a Sorbonne
professor—accompanied by a photograph of a naked woman with a shellfish tattoo. That's the kind of
journalism we can get behind.

Thomas Keller's Fried Chicken Kit

It's a career move as old as time: launch a couple of Michelin-starred, internationally famous restaurants,
and then—and only then—prepare to conquer the homemade fried chicken market. Okay, we just made
that up, but that's apparently what Thomas Keller has done with this kit, stocked with seasonings and
dressings from Napa Valley's Ad Hoc. Look for Batali's meatball-sub kit next fall.

The Jay Bombs Show

As you may have heard, there's been a little dustup over Leno's return to The Tonight Show. So some
enterprising youngster took to the modern era's most potent forum for serious, meaningful
protest—YouTube—to create these videos for your viewing pleasure, which feature Jay telling
old-person-friendly monologue jokes spliced with reaction shots of a silent audience. No, it's not a
documentary.

John Varvatos Friends and Family Sale

You enjoyed spring's little peep-show cameo this week, but winter will be back, and John Varvatos is here to
outfit you against Mother Nature's capricious ways with zipped cardigans, belted trench coats, calfskin
boots and tote bags up to 70% off. Consider them reinforcements for your closet.

Samuel L. Jackson's iPhone App

Should you ever—God forbid—find yourself confronting reptiles on your airborne mode of
transportation, there's really only one guy who can accurately sum up the situation: Sam "Snakes on a
Plane" Jackson. In which case, this app—which includes a soundboard of him uttering his most
famous lines—should come in handy. Backwards Kangol hat not included.